Mark your calendars, Colorado Springs! The Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services are kicking off youth sports registration this week. On Wednesday, January 15th, you can sign your kids up for spring soccer and tackle football at 9 AM. Later, on February 24th, registration opens fo
Want to find rare fish without actually seeing them? Scientists have come up with a clever way using something called eDNA. This stands for environmental DNA, which is basically tiny bits of DNA that living things leave behind in their environment. To detect this eDNA, scientists use a combination
Scientists have been tinkering with a tiny, powerful tool called Cas12j-8. This tiny tool, half the size of the commonly used Cas9, can recognize specific DNA sequences, making it great for tweaking plant genomes to improve crops. The catch? It wasn't very efficient in plants. So, researchers decide
Welcome to the first day of the NFL's wild-card weekend! There are two exciting games on the schedule, and we'll take a look at both. First, let's talk about the Los Angeles Chargers and the Houston Texans. The Chargers have a new head coach, Jim Harbaugh, who has had success in the past. He's help
Ever wondered why some sprinters seem to glide effortlessly, while others struggle with every step? It all comes down to the relationship between horizontal force and velocity during over-ground sprints. Recent studies have shown that this relationship can change drastically depending on how much re
Lately, countries close to China have shared health updates about human metapneumovirus (HMPV) as cases seem to be rising in China. HMPV is a respiratory infection that often has symptoms similar to a common cold, but can lead to complications like bronchiolitis or pneumonia, especially in younger a
Ariana Grande's appearance at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Award was nothing short of spectacular. She wore a stunning silver metallic ballgown that stole the show. But it wasn't just her fashion that grabbed everyone's attention. When she accepted the Rising Star Award,
As the weather gets colder, many people expect to catch the flu. But there's another bug making the rounds: norovirus. Yes, it's here in Eau Claire County! Kristy Polden, a public health nurse, recently handled a big outbreak in our community. Even UW-Eau Claire had a two-day norovirus party in Dece
President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress have pointed fingers at President Joe Biden's border policies following the tragic New Orleans truck attack. However, the truth is that the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is a U. S. citizen and an Army veteran. Initially, Fox News wro
Triple-negative breast cancer, one of the toughest types to treat, can spread to places like your lungs. Scientists have struggled to understand how this happens until now. They’ve discovered that a process called palmitoylation is to blame. In this process, a molecule named GRK6 gets tagged with fa
